"Lord Tyki,,"

"Lord Lavi. What a pleasure it it is to meet again." Tyki smiled politely, although only those who knew him well could see the smirk behind it. He gave his coat and hat to a maid, and stood near Lavi as he shifted in his seat, smiling politely as well. Although he was gay, he kept it discreet among polite society. It wouldn't do to publicize it, especially when there were servants about, and the servant's grape vine traveled far.

Rhode giggled as she looked at Lavi, then Tyki, "Ticki. You know this boy? Introduce us!" Her interest in this young red-headed boy went up marginally, especially if he was acquainted with Tyki.

"Rhode, we met at a ball last night." He waved a maid over, and motioned towards the tea and snacks, before the maid curtsied and left. "That's right.." Tyki said thoughtfully.

"Miss Lenalee, I would like to thank you for lending your butler last night as well." Tyki smiled, while Rhode in the corner looked strangely pleased for some reason. Lenalee, however didn't notice, but Lavi did. Strange girl, he deduced.

"Of course. How can I not help one of my good friends?" Lenalee smiled warmly at Tyki, while he gave her an affectionate pet.

"As my thanks.." He pressed a kiss to her hand, while Lenalee merely laughed before saying, "Do you also intend to start courting me?".

Tyki courting Lenalee? Lavi felt a pang of anger. However it wasn't abnormal for a man to bisexual, and to have affairs, he thought. But it didn't help that the man had slept with him, and now, he was proposing to a girl the day after. Damn Bastard. Insanely bad taste.

Tyki laughed, and shook his head. "I wouldn't dare, not with your brother like so." Both interacted with easy affection, while Lavi in the corner, felt more and more like a third wheel. And simmering more and more. So what. He slept with me once. Not like he'd care now. Just forget it. I'll just go find myself a new lover.

"Um. Lenalee. I gotta look for Yu. I forgot we had something to do." Lavi said, in a neutral tone. He stood, and towards Rhode and Tyki, he apologized briefly for the sudden business, and left, leaving the three in the room alone.

"He seemed mad." Rhode noted. She was very astute after all. "You noticed? I was wondering about that" Lenalee said, a little concerned. She didn't want her friends mad, and it would have been nice if they had all become friends.

Lenalee sighed. "I'm afraid we might have offended him. But I can't see why, he doesn't usually get mad unless it's for a good reason." Lenalee said, standing up as well. "I'll go and see what I can.." She was interrupted as Tyki stood, and gently pushed her shoulder down, telling her to sit.

"It was probably my fault. Let me go and look for him." Tyki left without another word, and Rhode stared curiously at her big brother. Tyki, going after someone. This hadn't happened before. Interesting.

"Hey, Lenalee. Let's go!" Lenalee was jerked to her feet, and she was pulled along with Rhode.

"To do what?" She wasn't sure what Rhode wanted to do now.

"We're going to do that." Rhode said.

"That?" Lenalee was more confused.

"That! Y'know. That!" Rhode pointed towards Tyki, following a safe distance behind.

"You mean, spy? Oh, Rhode, you know that's wrong-- Wait, is that Lavi?" Rhode and Lenalee were hiding behind the railings on the upper floor, staring at the entrance way.

***

Damn bastard. Sneaky, conniving, wily son of a--

"Lord Lavi." Lavi ignored it, gathering his coat and hat together.

"Lavi." He heard a husky voice next to his ear and he almost jumped.

"Lord Tyki Mikk." Lavi said, through gritted teeth. "What do you want." He strode towards the staircase, not seeing Rhode and Lenalee duck in a corner. Where was Kanda anyways? He had to get out, and get out fast.

"Are you mad over something?"

"What makes you think I'm angry? I don't know what you're talking about.? Lavi turned away from Tyki, busying himself by walking door corridors and glancing into rooms. No Kanda here. Not there either.

Meanwhile, Rhode and Lenalee rushed into the last room, keeping the door slightly ajar to see the two approaching them.

"So, why the sudden exit?" Tyki arched his eyebrows.

"I told you, I had some business I forgot to attend to." Lavi remarked. "It just so happens, I'm only still here to look for a personal friend I came here with." He hoped Tyki would get the hint, and just leave.

"A personal friend?" Lavi nodded, as he came to the last room at the end of the corridor. (Rhode pushed Lenalee into a linen closet as they peeked through the crack left by leaving the door slightly ajar.) Dead end, he thought irritated. Lavi turned around, only to run into Tyki who was following him.

"Excuse me. I have to leave." Lavi said, rather curtly.

"Ah, yes. The sudden need to leave, was it?" Tyki looked down on Lavi, his voice clearly mocking. Lavi looked at a point besides him, before irritated saying, "I told you, I had business."

Meanwhile, Lenalee and Rhode were peeking out of the closet, a little too far to hear the conversation. However, Lavi's defensive stance and Tyki's cornering of Lavi was very subtle. Yea. You could totally see what was going on.

"Is there something going on with those two?" Lenalee whispered.

"It looks like it. Tyki, go, go, go!" Rhode whispered, while Lenalee elbowed Rhode. Only it wasn't Rhode she elbowed.

"Ow!" An unfamiliar voice exclaimed. Rhode and Lenalee looked at each other with huge eyes.

"Who?" Lenalee was afraid to turn around.

"Lady Lenalee'! What are you doing in here?" Lenalee heard a voice hiss at her.

"Allen..?" Lenalee peeked over next to her. Indeed, it was Allen scrunched up behind some hanging

clothes.

"Allen! Why are you hiding here?" Rhode asked, too curious for her own good, Allen thought sourly.

"I got stuck." A lie, but it would serve. Rhode looked at him skeptically until they heard raised voices. Lenalee and Rhode leaned on the door for a better look, while Allen grew curious at the unfamiliar voices.

"I told you! Business!" Lavi said, heated.

"And I said, I don't believe you. I don't like being treated like a stranger, I'll tell you now." Tyki was a bit irritated now.

"You are a stranger. I don't even know you!" Tyki pushed his body against Lavi, crushing Lavi's mouth against his own. Allen, Rhode, and Lenalee watched as the kiss seemed to last forever, and while Lenalee and Rhode watched with huge eyes, Allen noticed the moment Lavi seemed to give in. As their lips parted, Tyki was smug.

"I don't recall being strangers, when you were under me last night, begging for more." Lavi turned away before wiping his arms against his mouth. "Or am I wrong?" Tyki said, his voice husky.

"Shit. I don't even want to see you--" Both were interrupted as Kanda strode in.

"Oi, usagi. You done yet?" Kanda took a moment to stare at Tyki. Tyki took a moment to stare back as well.

"You're personal friend?"

"Your lover-boy, Tyki?"

Both said simultaneously while Kanda glared at Tyki, and Tyki frowned at Kanda.

"Ooh, guy-fight!" Rhode exclaimed.

"Um, I don't think Kanda was ever gay.." Lenalee tried to explain.

WHY THE FUCK WAS HE HERE. Allen wanted to groan. He had gone to all the trouble to hide, and now the idiotic, moronic, jerk was here. As the two girls were debating, Allen realized they were getting a tad too loud, before leaning forward to shush them. Unfortunately he was interrupted as..

BAM.

The door had burst open from their combined weight, and now they were in a huge heap on the floor. Lavi, Tyki, and Kanda were standing over them when they untangled themselves from each other.

"Lenalee! Are you okay--" Allen looked at the three above him. His disheveled hair shielded his face, a fact he would be thankful for, before he registered that the person he'd been avoiding was now looking down at him.

Shit.

Allen clamped a hand over his left eye with the scar, and thought rapidly of what to do. Bad situation. Very bad.

Fortunately, Lenalee and Rhode realized the problem, and Rhode smiled brightly.

"So, what are you three doing here?" Rhode smiled.

"I think we should be asking the question." Tyki lifted a brow, before Lavi snickered in the corner. Kanda extended a hand to Lenalee, irritated but nonetheless, still a gentleman. Lenalee turned towards Allen, as he was inching towards the door.

"Allen, something wrong with your eye?"

"Er. No." Lenalee was too nice for her own good, Allen thought. But asking that question, everyone turned their attention towards him, even that dark-haired man who was still holding Lenalee's hand. Allen, with his hand still over his eye, was briefly frozen until Rhode, threw herself on her brother, giggling.

"Ticki! Do you like, like this boy?" She stared at Lavi, while Tyki sighed.

"You were spying on us, again, Rhode? " Rhode nodded, while Lavi looked at the girl with the confusion of a man who never had a little sister, and therefore, did not understand little girls. Lenalee looked away at the word, 'spy'.

Allen chose the moment to escape, but he was met with obstacles. The dark-hair man had walked behind him, and was now asking, albeit a little irritated, "You hurt?". Allen was a little taken back. A master needn't ask a servant or concern themselves with trivial issues like this, and didn't need to pay much attention really.

"Yea, I'm fine." Allen nodded, while he inched again towards the door. "Sorry. I need to get going."

"What, you don't need to treat that?" Kanda looked towards Allen's covered eye, before Allen realized how stupid that looked. He wasn't hurt yet he was covering his eye? Kanda still looked skeptical.

"No, it's really nothing." Allen gave a weak smile, now creeping towards the door again, before Tyki and Rhode started asking questions too. Kanda refused to believe his excuses, and reached, annoyed, for Allen's eye.

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"Jeez, you might have hurt it or something in the fall.." His voice trailed away as Allen jerked away from him. He was unexplainably offended. What the hell had he done?

Allen looked surprised, before turning away rather rudely, muttering an apology.

Kanda watched the kid leave, staring at his retreating back. Oh god, déjà vu. It looked like the girl's back from last night for a moment.

"Hey, Kanda. Let's go." Lavi's voice interrupted his thoughts. He was surprised Lavi wanted to leave so early.

"I thought you would want to spend time with your lover?" Kanda said, while Lavi's mood darkened at the term, 'lover'.

"Lover, my ass. One night stand, or have you never heard of it?" Lavi was walking unusually fast to get out of the house, and grabbed his coat. Kanda was left, raising a brow again at Lavi's behavior.

"The mean doesn't know how to get a hint." Lavi muttered, leaving Kanda to his own assumptions on the matter, but he didn't really want to get involved in the idiot's business. It usually ended up in trouble. Better not to.

Kanda looked around, not seeing the white-haired kid anywhere. What was his problem, rushing away like that?

They both heard Lenalee running after them, and they waited until she caught up.

"Sorry for the commotion!"

Lavi gave his usual cocky grin, before saying, "No, no! It was entertaining y'know?". Kanda was quiet.

"I wanted to see you off. You are going to visit again, aren't you?" Both nodded while Lenalee looked a little despondent about them leaving.

"No worries, no worries. We're definitely gonna come again, Lenalee." As long as that stupid Tyki isn't here, Lavi thought, smiling.

"You ran into Allen, didn't you, Kanda?" Seeing Kanda's confusion, she laughed. "The white-haired boy that fell out of the closet with us."

"The rude little bean sprout?"

"Beansprout? I guess he's a little on the short side. But you mean rude?" Lenalee shook her head. "Allen's always been polite, especially to strangers. Something must have happened."

Kanda didn't care one way or another if he was polite or not. The brat had been rude and he apparently wasn't very respectful to his superiors. But he reminded Kanda lot of the girl, they had seemed somewhat similar. Their pale skin, their grey eyes, their build… Even that air of innocence that made him want to pounce on the poor kid..

Wait, what the hell was he thinking?

Crap. I'm not turning gay, Am I? Kanda thought, mystified.

Fucking hell.

Sorry it took so long. XD I've been jumping from laptop to laptop, and switching between next chapters for all the stories _. Thanks for waiting!

Please RxR, and maybe give ideas for what happens next?

Criticism is good too. xD.